Tag Archives: Social Media

Many organizations worldwide are reaping the benefits of adopting Web 2.0 communication channels in the workplace. Though numerous organizations still haven’t embraced this technology to communicate with employees, the ones that have taken the plunge have realized the unmatched benefits that Web 2.0 offers to companies and businesses.

It’s not enough to simply have a social media presence. You need influence and reach to make sure your message reaches the optimum number of people. But how do you get those things? With a little time and patience, and these 10 things, you could be on your way to building social media clout. . 1. Find evangelists One of …

When it comes to social networking, you may be using Facebook to create deeper business relationships; Twitter for quick communication and news sharing; and LinkdIn for your overall professional networking. But might there be another level of social media linkage that can be well worthy of your time? To that end, here’s a short list of solid social networking sites …

Creating a social buzz is important to businesses and entrepreneurs alike these days. There are a vast number of social tools out there to get the job done, but none are more popular than Facebook and Twitter. While the two can boast big numbers of daily users, there are some pretty significant differences in capabilities for each, and knowing which …

Ever get involved in a discussion where, at the very beginning, you’re sure you have a great understanding of the topic, but by the end you doubt your knowledge of the subject? Those conversations aren’t very much fun. If you ever find yourself in a discussion on how corporations should set guidelines for social media use, expect it to happen. …

It’s getting to be quite a social jungle out there, even before the announcement of Google Buzz (which I’ll here on refer to as ‘G-buzz’ for brevity), and that’s a good thing – particularly if you’re an individual or business ever on the lookout to attract new customers and stay connected with existing ones. If social media sites are on …

Google Buzz. It has a nice ring to it. It’s fitting, too, since it’s creating so much, well, buzz in the social media world.   Google announced its plans to go social this week with a format not unlike what’s being offered on Twitter. But while this may seem like just another large company recognizing the water is just fine …

To mark its sixth birthday on Thursday, Facebook announced there will be 400 million people on Facebook this week. This number has more than double its user base of just 150 million active users barely a year ago. This level of growth has proven the year 2009 as its best year yet. What’s next for this social networking giant?